The Clifton clarion., 1887-06-08
A nrGu COMPLIMENT.

On the 1st inst, at PheniX, q
 grand reception and barbecue was
 rendered by Hon. Briggs Goodrich
 to hls Excellency, Governor Zu-
 lick.
 l. In addition 10 the Governor,
 many of the most prominent poli-
 ticians of the Territory and men
 of private life were guests at the
 banquet, among whom may be
 mentioned Hon. c. B. Foster, Ter
 ritorial Treasurer; Hon. DeForest
 Porter. Mayor of Phenix; Hon.
 Cameron H. King, Commissioner
 of Immigration; Hon. J. Y. T..
 Smith, Hon. M. H. Sherman. Hon.
 F. Gang, Hon. L. H. Orme, Judge
 A. D. Rush, Judge \. D. Lemon,
 Judge Webster Street, Judge J. Campbell, Mir. T. E. Parish, Mir.
 B. A. Fickas, Mir. W. \. Hancock,
 Mir. W. D. Fullwiler, DIr. Max
 Goldberg, Major J. M. Ellis, Dr.
 O. l.. Mahoney, Mir. J. L. B. Alex
 ander, Mir. Frank Cox, Major
 Schwartz, Mir. J. w. Evans, Mir. H.
 B Lighthizer, Mir. J. T. Simms,
 J. W. Crenshaw. Mir. Jake Marks,
 and Mir. W. NJ. Breckenridge.
 After the feast an intellectual
 repast was served, at which various good speeches were made, Judge
 A. D Rush responded to the toast
 of Democracy, the Sons of Free Government" in a fine old fash
 toned Democratic speech. Mir T. E. Parrish, in response to q toast, upheld the national administration in q masterly manner.
 Judge Joseph Campbell then re- sponded to the toast Our Govern or" Although crowded for space we cannot forbear from publish ing his eloquent remarks:
 Mir. Cha'rm1n and Gentlcsnrn: I have been called upon to respond to the toast. |" Our Governor" l wolld like to speak Q: our Governor, Democratic Governor-fOr he is tn, frs. one we have ever had here hut see so many he7c of a different politi- cal faith than my own that l presume the term Our Governor mclns the Governor ot our Territory and not of party. And well 1t may. for our Governor has. when taking the helm of our ship of St1te. laid aside his partisqnship and party feeling and has indeed been an officer for the people and not for the party. l do not propose to in dulge in fulsome adulation here; the sub ject of this toast does not need 1t. The consciousness that exists within his own heart that he has performed his otficIal duties to the be-t of his ability k suffi- cient reward within itself without words of praise from me.
 Called to the executive chair when this commonwealth had lain under the burden of Republican misrule since its orcanization. he lmme iiately sought tO correct the abuses that existed in the administration of its gov ernmental affairs. He found officials faith less in the discharge of their duties. He invoked the power of the law and its process to remove them from office. | bon every vital question affecting the welfare of this Terri tory. with advanced views he has always been found upon the right side. Upon the wdtchtower he has ever been q faithful varler and his voice in our behalf has been successfully and benefcially heard at the national capital. Zealously guarding the 1 public treasury he has allowed no public l plunder2v to riot wi the moneys gathered l from our people. Of course he has been ! criticis d. Was there ever public official ! here or Q 'sewhere who has escaped criticism. Was there ever an. officer at whom somebody has not hurled tho poisoned barb Of slan- der! The criticisms against him are made | by those who have had some selfish purpose thwarted some scheme of self aggran- dizement defeated.
 But there are others here. The man who ] follows his wandering cattle OCT the noun | tain trails those who down in the bowels of the earth dig out our precious ln3tals; those | who are engaged Tn the busy marts of com | merce or III the workshops of labor; those | who farm beside our silent, slow-flowing 1 rivers; the bone and sincw of this Terri | tory tEc Warwicks who make and unmake | officials. Ask of them what their verdict Is ! upon our Governors official course. lS it | not, '' Well done, thou good and faithful | servant ::
 The Governor, in response to the toast, Arizona, her Present ! and Future" among other things, l said
 Tn, kind words Of commendation and | praise for me officially and personally. | which have so earnestly and eloquently been | spoken are fully appreciated. Especially | grdtify ng are they. coming as they do from | both Democrats and Republicans. It seems that one of the penalties of public life k constant abuse and miSr presentation. However faithful public servant may be. he cannot clam exemption; the quality and quantity of abuse is measured only by his faithfulneSs and integrity. If he at tempts to throw his official arm of protec- tion around the peoples treasury and guard 1t from extravagant or illegal Appropriations he instantly OutraSeS the selrSh purposes of dishonest or impscunious men, an they rave with vigorous slander and traCuclng tongue. If in the performance of his public duty he fails to select or prefer some political char la,an for otkr whose record Is besmearcd with leprous distilm mt of corruption, the serpent tongue of three forked sings will eject it's p1lson of coward falSehOods and infamous iibels but, my friends, just ofii- cial has nothing to fear from the traducing tongue of malice all such attempts fall on him like brittle shafts on high-tempered armor-they break themselves. Like the dishluS waves against the rocky shores, they leave no sign save the absurd fury of their foam. Honest official life cal trlum- phantly withstand such assaults, f pr the very mllice which induced them will but serve as a trumpet u sound the conquest. They cannot alright or drive an honest man from a faithful performance of duty. An honest c;:.se breeds constsncy and pfovokcs coar- age.
 There is a sense of justice and fair play lodged with the honest and intelligent peo- pie which is ever stay and support for fearless, independent public action. Amid the storm of vituperJti n und abuse, of islander and libel. of envy and ia schOOd, . tn, faithful public servant. regardless of the . sculding winds and lowering clouds rests content and Unnuved. Firm in his convIc- tiol Of truth and right, reliant upon the virtIe and honesty of the masses, his conf dence is always well pllced.
 The D oplc care but little for the personal . grievances of oflice-seekers or the disap- pointments of hungry political cormorants but they do care that honest men are put in . places of public trust. and that their hard | elrnad cOniri buttons to the public treasury. wrung from them by excessive taxation, are not extravaSantly expended. They are interested in the advancement of the mate